Category: Football

The ABS Player Talent Development Program (PTDP) Nationwide Talent Hunt, a comprehensive scouting program aimed at discovering and nurturing young football talents across Nigeria, has come to a successful conclusion in Ilorin, Kwara State. The programme, which kicked off on July 26th in Kaduna, traversed the six geopolitical zones, making stops in Bauchi, Calabar, Owerri, […]

The Nigeria Pillar of Sports, Chief Donatus Agu Ejidike has hailed Abubakar Bukola Saraki Players’ Talent Hunt and Development Programme, describing it as the best in recent times. Chief Ejidike, who was the Special Guest of Honour at the last day of the scouting process for North Central Zone at the Kwara Football Academy today, […]

The ABS Players Talent Development Program (PTDP) is set to conclude its nationwide talent hunt with the final phase scheduled to hold in Ilorin, Kwara State from Friday, August 9th to Sunday, August 11th, 2024. The Ilorin centre will host the last leg of the nationwide scouting programme at the Kwara Football Academy (KFA) Pitch […]

Director of Football of Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Ilorin FC, Chief Alloy Chukwuemeka, has commended the team of the ABS FC Players Talent Development Programme (PTDP) upon their arrival in Ilorin after a successful nationwide talent hunt. The team, led, by its Coordinator, Jimoh Bashir, embarked on the talent hunt on July 25, visited Kaduna […]

Pan-African tech-driven media firm and sports data analytics, news, and content creation specialist, Made In Africa Sports (MIAS) has sealed a partnership deal with the Optima Energy Gold Cup Pre-season Tournament. The 12th edition of the nation’s premier pre-season tourney for football clubs in the three-tiers of the league kicks off at the Remo Stars […]

The Kwara State Football Association (KWSFA) has officially opened registration for the 2024 Kwara State Super League, emphasizing that only teams, academies, or clubs affiliated with the association are eligible to participate. In a statement signed by Kashim Agaka, the KWSFA Secretary, the registration offers aspiring teams a chance to showcase their talent and compete […]

Coach Yusuf Salihu, Head of Technical for the ABS FC Player Talent Development Program (PTDP), has expressed satisfaction with the exceptional talents scouted so far in the nationwide talent hunt. With the conclusion of the South-South zone in Calabar on Friday, Coach Yusuf, popularly known as Scheedow expressed his satisfaction, noting that the country is […]

Thirteen years old Junior Secondary School student of Government Secondary School, Barracks Road, Calabar, Bright Samuel Ettah has pledged to pursue a career in football, as well as refereeing. Ettah, who took after his father, Samuel Ettah in refereeing plays for Paragon Football Academy in Calabar, and is also a registered member of Cross Rivers […]

Thirteen years old Junior Secondary School student of Government Secondary School, Barracks Road, Calabar, Bright Samuel Ettah has pledged to pursue a career in football, as well as refereeing. Ettah, who took after his father, Samuel Ettah in refereeing plays for Paragon Football Academy in Calabar, and is also a registered member of Cross Rivers […]

The Consultant for the Abubakar Bukola Saraki Football Club Players’ Talent Hunt and Development initiative, Shogo Shodunnke has highlighted the numerous challenges being faced in the discovery and transfer processes of African players to world football market. Speaking with sportsbash.com.ng on the sideline of the ongoing nationwide Talent Hunt Programme by Abubakar Bukola Saraki Football […]